Administrative Machinery of the prefecture

 

 

The head of the prefecture is the governor, who is elected by the prefectural citizens. A governor’s term of office is 4 years and a governor can be re-elected. The power of local public entities is divided between the legislative and executive branches; these 2 entities are represented by the prefectural assembly and the governor, respectively. Specific matters such as administration of education and elections are entrusted to respective administrative boards in order to prevent concentration of all executive powers to one person.

 

Executive Branch
Governor	Lieutenant governor	General Affairs Department (Citizens Affairs Bureau)
		Planning Department
		Environment and Citizens Affairs Department
		Health and Social Welfare Department
		Department of Commerce, Industry, and Labor (Tourism Department)	Tourism Promotion and International Exchange Bureau
		Agriculture Department
		Forestry and Fisheries Department
		Public Works Department
		Crisis Management Bureau
	Manager of Accounting	Accounting Department
	Board of Education	Secretariat
	Election Administration Committee	Secretariat
	Personnel Committee	Secretariat
	Supervisory auditor	Secretariat
	Public Safety Commission	Police Headquarter
	Labor relations Committee	Secretariat
	Expropriation Committee
	Area Fishery Adjustment Committee	Secretariat
	Inland water fishery Administration Committee	Secretariat
Local Public Enterprise
	Industrial Water Works Department	Industrial Water Division
	Department of Prefectural Hospital	Prefectural Hospital Division
Legislative Organ
	Prefectural Assembly	Secretariat